in England, destroying his enemies, Scattering the proud
in the imaginations of their hears: but oh Ireland, Ireland!
What is the Lords doings in thy borders? Marvelous in our eies
are the mighty workes of our God, daily and constantly held
out before us, the hand of God hath been listed up, and hee is
pleased to imploy us poore silly creatures, as his Battle-axes,
and Thrashing Instruments in his hands: But indeed he so orders
affaires, that man cannot boast, but acknowledge the Lord
alone doth all, as will appear by what you have had formerly
from Ireland; see the declaring of Corke and Youghall for us,
and by my last, I informed you, that by Orders from my Lord
I dispatched the sick men lest here and newly recovered of Col.
Cookes, Col. Pharies, and Col. Stubers, Col. Ewers Regiament
to the Army, with about 200 Sicke horse-men recovered,
and two Troops of the Lieutenant Generalls Regiament, to wit,
Captaine Otwayes Troope, and Captaine Meridith, they were
in all horse and Foot about 1100 but 200 Foot returned, not able
to march. I Marched with them, until they came to Killegarve,
and there ordered Major Nelson to command the Foot
and Captaine Otway the Horse, and returned to Dublin the
next day, where I received intelligence of a great Party of
the enemy, intended to march unto the County of Dublin, as
they pretended, but I rather supposed it to hinder a conjunction
of that party sent from us with the Army, wherefore I presently
dispatched a Letter to Major Nelson with instructions and notice
of the Enemy, which he received the next morning, and
that day marched to Arthlow, but is was so late before they
came there, that it was 12 a clocke before they could passe the
River,and then forced to waide to the middle (bad phisicke for
sick souldiers) the next day they could not march, but lay still
to refresh the men: Then came a Letter to them, from the Major
Generall, informing of the Enemies motion, and acquainted
them that a party of Horse was at Inniscorty, which were to joyn
with Major Nelson if desired, the Major did send a Dispatch to
him, desiring a conjunction, but that failed of coming to his
hands that day, to wit, last Wednesday. The Major marched
to Glaseanicke, the Enemy was on their motion, one Thousand
horse, and sixteen Hundred Foote, Commanded by the Lord
Inchequeen, Sr. Tbo: Armestrong, Lord Dillon, Colonell Trevors